Estelle (singer)

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Estelle
Background information
Birth name	Estelle Swaray
Born	January 18, 1980
Origin	West London, London, UK
Genre(s)	R&B / Hip Hop
Occupation(s)	Singer, Songwriter
Years active	EMI(2003-...)
Website	estellemusic.com/

Estelle Swaray (born 18 January 1980), most widely known as Estelle and formerly Est'elle, is a female UK hip-hop artist and producer.

She was born in West London (in 1980, after which her autobiographical first single was named). One of eight children, born to a Senegalese mother and a father from Grenada. One of the most respected British hip-hop artists in recent years, Estelle runs her own record label, Stellar Ents and has released her own material through this - including the two "Da Heat" mixtapes Part 1 and 2, the album The 18th Day and the singles "1980", "Free" and "Go Gone". She featured on Natasha Bedingfield's song "Drop Me In The Middle" for Natasha's USA release of Unwritten. In 2006, she appeared at the London School Harris City Technology College for a Post 16 Year Of Achievement Night. Estelle can also be seen in the video for John Legend's single [[Save Room].

In 2005 Estelle revealed to great humour on the popular Sky Sports show "Soccer AM" that her birthname is actually "Fanta".

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

• The 18th Day (2004) #35 UK

[edit] Singles

• "Trixstar" (Blak Twang featuring Estelle) (2002) #54 UK
• "1980" (2004) #14 UK
• "Free" (2004) #15 UK
• "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid 20) (2004) #1 UK
• "Outspoken - Part 1" (Ben Watt featuring Estelle/Baby Blak) (2005) #73 UK (Note: Estelle features on "Pop A Cap In Yo Ass" only)
• "Go Gone" (2005) #32 UK
• "Why Go?" (Faithless featuring Estelle - 2005 remix) (2005) #49 UK
• "Dance With Me" (2005)